John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| Robert Browning. (1812–1889) (continued) |
| 7149 |
| Never the time and the place And the loved one all together! |
| Never the Time and the Place. |
| 7150 |
| But little do or can the best of us: That little is achieved through Liberty. |
| Why I am a Liberal. |
| 7151 |
| There is no truer truth obtainable 1 By Man than comes of music. |
| Charles Avison. |
| Thomas Osborne Davis. (1813–1845) |
| 7152 |
| Come in the evening, or come in the morning; Come when you’re looked for, or come without warning. |
| The Welcome. |
| 7153 |
| The starlight of heaven above us shall quiver As our souls flow in one down eternity’s river. |
| The Welcome. |
| Epes Sargent. (1813–1881) |
| 7154 |
| A life on the ocean wave! A home on the rolling deep, Where the scattered waters rave, And the winds their revels keep! Like an eagle caged I pine On this dull unchanging shore: Oh give me the flashing brine, The spray and the tempest’s roar! |
| A Life on the Ocean Wave. |
| 7155 |
| The cold blast at the casement beats; The window-panes are white; The snow whirls through the empty streets; It is a dreary night! |
| The Heart’s Summer. |
| Note 1. See Bailey, page 722: Music tells no truths. [back] |